Struggling through the first 50 pages. I want to love it but I keep falling asleep.

Also read this about a month ago! Anyone else out there?

Just finished this book. Great read.

This book is another one that's so hard to put down.

It was a little slow at first but its starting to get pretty interesting now.

What I find stunning is that little remains from this extraordinary event. Considering the money and manpower that went into the fair, it's such a shame.

Going to start this book tonight. Have heard good things about it.

Going to start this book tonight. Have heard good things about it.

I'm trying so hard with this one, but it's losing me fast!

Fascinating book so far. Need to plan a Chicago trip soon!

Still really liking this book. HH Holmes is the closest thing to pure evil I have encountered in a long time.

Excellent. Just found a new favorite author/historian.

Fifteen pages left...

"Howard," she had written, "is not with us now."

Banks failing, the working class organizing in the street to call out the rich on their unchecked greed... The more things change, huh?

Learning about one Mr. George Washington Gale Ferris.

Learning about architecture... and murder.

H. H. Holmes is keeping me company on a looooong bus ride home.

Beginning my next book club book!

Can't wait for the movie.

Awesome historical fiction. Really made me miss Chicago...

This is such an awesome book,. It came out about 7 years ago, before I had CFS, the media relations person sent me a free review copy. Somewhere I still have that review and will have to repost it... more

This is such an awesome book,. It came out about 7 years ago, before I had CFS, the media relations person sent me a free review copy. Somewhere I still have that review and will have to repost it. Excellent book!

History becomes so interesting and unbelievable! Love this book!

Just started reading it, will let you know what I think when I'm finished ...

Interesting that Larson never referred to Farida Mazhar as "Little Egypt".

*Why*, exactly, did "psychopathy" become "antisocial personality disorder"?

Page 408, notes under Acquiring Minnie: "Having fun is all that counts." You mean there's MORE?

Page 380: Cold undertaker is cold.

Page 367: "Holmes answered 'that he did not think gas was healthy for children.'"

Page 335: "George Pullman continued to cut jobs and wages without reducing rents, even though his company's treasury was flush with over $60 million [1894 dollars] in cash." Any parallels between... more

Page 335: "George Pullman continued to cut jobs and wages without reducing rents, even though his company's treasury was flush with over $60 million [1894 dollars] in cash." Any parallels between this and foreclosures during the recent bank bailout are, of course, purely coincidental.